today...the 3rd day of the new sem of the 3rd year. thursday, my project day.
today we FINALLY formed into our groups. there were a total of 14 person and hence 7 groups of 2 were formed. ah lim said 2 groups had to do the legged robot project, 2 groups had to do the sumo robots for the Singapore Robotics Games and 3 groups to do the sumo robots for the RoboGames 2006. so the 7 groups had to rank which projects they had wanted to do. on top of that everyone had to submit their marks for MPI(Microcontroller Programming and Interface) and PFEA(Programming for Engineering Application).
the RoboGames 2006 will be held in US, thus it greatly stirred intrest in everyone, including me. i still remember clearly during that month of holiday when i came back for extra lessons, i was so engrossed into creating a robot for RoboGames. somehow, Singapore Robotics Games just didnt stirred that much energy in me. Not to even mention the legged robot, although i did give a certain thought to its designs.
from the beginning, LiNG had always been the champion of RoboGames whenever i dream. i dream of her winning moves, dream of seeing the dejected and disappointed faces of her opponents, dream of the sweet smell of victory, dream of the happiness and dream of even the weather there. BUT, i let her down, and entered her into the Singapore Robotics Games.
i ranked Singapore Robotics Games as my first, followed by RoboGames and legged robots. surprise surprise...not...i got my first choice. i didnt feel any sense of excitement nor ethuasism, rather i felt down and sad. although this does not mean that i will not be going to US.
ah lim is still going to choose 4 person out of the sumo cohorent, 10 persons, to go US. thinking and thinking, while on my bus ride back. i still had chance to go US for the RoboGames, the problem was LiNG. no matter how much i fare, she will still be entered into the Singapore Robotics Games. she will not be able to release her prowess at RoboGames, or rather, i will not be able to pit LiNG's intelligence against other international best(Japan). is there even a point for me to go US now? to bask in the glory of my course mate's robot when they eventually win?
i feel empty...and i hope i will have the courage and motivation to persist on.
